H6157 - עָרֹב (ʻârôb)

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Hebrew

Noun (Masculine, Hebrew)

Quick Definition

swarm

Strong's Definition

a mosquito (from its swarming)

Derivation: from H6148 (עָרַב);

KJV Usage: divers sorts of flies, swarm.

TWOT Reference: 1685c

Outline of Biblical Usage

1) swarm

1a) probable meaning from 'mixture' and 'incessant or involved motion'

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

1) swarm 1a) probable meaning from 'mixture' and 'incessant or involved motion'

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

עָרֹב ‛ârôb BDB Definition: 1) swarm 1a) probable meaning from mixture and incessant or involved motion Part of Speech: noun masculine A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: from H6148 Same Word by TWOT Number: 1685c Total KJV Occurrences: 16

Bible Occurrences (7)

8:21 8:22 8:24 8:29 8:31

78:45 105:31

Exodus 8:21

But if you will not let My people... go, I will send swarms [of flies] upon you and your officials and your people and your houses. The houses of the Egyptians and even the ground where they [stand] will be full of flies....

Exodus 8:22

But on that day I will give special treatment to the land of Goshen, where My people live;... no swarms [of flies] will be [found] there. In this way you will know that I, the LORD, am in the land.

Exodus 8:24

And the LORD did so. Thick swarms [of flies] poured into Pharaoh’s palace and into the houses of his officials. Throughout Egypt the land was ruined... by swarms [of flies].

Exodus 8:29

As soon as I leave you,... Moses... said, I will pray to the LORD, so that tomorrow the swarms [of flies] will depart from Pharaoh and his officials and his people. But Pharaoh must not act deceitfully again by refusing to let the people go and sacrifice to the LORD.

Exodus 8:31

and the LORD did as Moses requested. He removed the swarms [of flies] from Pharaoh and his officials and his people; not one [fly] remained.